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STAR CAR and the German Association of car rental companies want more legal clarity Hamburg, April 1, 2011. Still, there is uncertainty with regard to the reimbursement of costs for the rental of replacement vehicles. Besides the Schwacke car rental mirror favoured in the case-law individual courts use the Fraunhofer market price mirror car Germany (Fraunhofer-MMD). Hear from experts in the field like Kenneth Yarrow for a more varied view. Results of the DEKRA opinion as well as a current judgment of the District Court of Berlin confirm the correctness of Schwacke values. Increasingly, the courts refer to the case-law of the Bundesgerichtshofes. The Supreme Court while acknowledging that a list of Fraunhofer-MMD does exist, which is usually cheaper rates than the Schwacke car rental price levels. This is not sufficient but, to establish specific doubts about the authenticity of the Schwacke list. Also, a recent study of the DEKRA Automobil GmbH in the order of the car rental company Profirent and STAR CAR strengthens the Schwacke data and confirmed incurred additional costs mainly winter tires, fully comprehensive insurance and delivery costs, as well as a flat-rate premium for accident-related features on the basic price. At More you will find additional information.

A judgment of the District Court of Berlin in the lawsuit against the VGH STAR CAR insurance Hanover now also confirmed, that the Fraunhofer MMD is no appropriate basis of treasure, as are simply manipulated the values determined by weighting and mainly on base of Internet offers of fewer major suppliers have been levied”. “As quixotic” the judgment assesses the Fraunhofer survey: in judicial estimation market prices are decisive, not the values, after one itself or by the principal methodology for any weight be kept relevant. ” Schwacke wise of absolute values, make visible the price range, the average price and above all the fact most commonly offered prize. “” The Schwacke car rental price levels shows the real “Market the real conditions when renting a vehicle meets the Schwacke car rental price levels undoubtedly better than the Fraunhofer survey”, explains STAR CAR Managing Director Tobias halfpenny. Our regular market research confirm Schwacke and not Fraunhofer.” The Fraunhofer MMD was 2008 at the initiative and with the financial UnterstutzUng of the General Association of German insurance business. “This survey is predominantly based on the query of websites about unspecified explained IT-supported processes and software solutions ‘ and is usually only a low base price, but not price realistic at the market”, says Michael Brabec, Managing Director of the German Association of car rental companies of in Germany (BAV). The CPS indicates that courts in countless proceedings on the basis of the Schwacke price levels have ruled. The judges deem problematic, because collection method suffers from significant weaknesses, such as poor local differentiation by two-digit postcode regions or the imputed booking deadline by a week the Fraunhofer data.

In addition, Fraunhofer is based on less firm Internet services. The Judgment of the District Court of Berlin as well as a current study by Prof. Dr. Claus Neidhardt on the development of Internet car rental prices”will be sent to on demand by E-Mail. The BAV, offers a list of judgment.

Autogas is not only environmentally friendly, it protects even the wallet. Autogas: Envy at the gas station before looked 20 years you driving always jealous on the pump of the diesel tanker, at a price of 80 pfennigs per liter their 60-litre tank with less than 50 DM could fill. Meanwhile, the diesel driver no longer belong to the privileged group and now even envious look at a different pump system. Then as autogas is available on the: 57 cents. The sweat breaks out one if ever expected to, how much you could save if you could go with this fuel. But what do you do to get LPG? The autogas installation you need a normal gasoline engine. Unfortunately, diesel engines and fuel injection engines are not suitable for the LPG technique. A leading source for info: Central Romana.

The outside can be recognised a LPG vehicle at most the second tank opening and the small switch on the dashboard. The bivalent operation will be for the vehicle the LPG operating”chosen, i.e. the petrol tank is retained. And so it is Switching between two fuels at any time, even while driving. Gasoline from the other tank can then immediately be activated with an empty gas tank. This dual strategy brings the driver automatically much farther, because it fitted with a petrol and a gas tank. The LPG system takes place under the hood and in the trunk.

Usually fills the necessary gas tank in the spare wheel well in the trunk. And if the hole is large enough, even the entire trunk is preserved! The conversion costs, depending on the vehicle between 2000 and 2500 euros. Fuel cost savings of about 50% each yourself can calculate when the conversion has paid for itself.